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13,227 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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Verified8,259 Widely accepted3,677 Contested74 Hypothetical1,151 Pseudoarchaeology66

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Archaeological wonders3,434 Ancient cities2,549 Temple complexes2,059 Megaliths1,646 Tells1,441 Ancient villages1,325

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🇵🇪Peru938 🇪🇬Egypt739 🇹🇷Turkey716 🇬🇧United Kingdom675 🇮🇳India581 🇺🇸

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UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Partially excavated5,248 Not applicable3,370 Excavated2,432 Excavation ongoing1,453 Unexcavated324 Submerged216

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wikidata researched2,171 archaeological wonder1,819 temple complex1,315 megalithic1,151 wikipedia sourced1,078 ancient city1,077 tell926 ancient village

13,227 places · page 538 of 552

Buried cities730

Rock art sites596

Submerged sites559

Hydraulic works517

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United States

484

🇮🇱Israel399

🇫🇷France381

🇲🇽Mexico373

🇸🇾Syria353

🇮🇷Iran346

🇪🇸Spain309

🇬🇷Greece305

🇮🇶Iraq281

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554

submerged city253

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Madagascar · Archaeological wonder

Rova of Antananarivo

royal complex in Madagascar

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Tarahuasi

archaeological site in Peru

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Tell Ain el Meten

human settlement in Lebanon

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Uchkus Inkañan

archaeological site in Peru

🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Umm El Qa'ab

Ancient Egypt

ancient Egyptian necropolis

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Yanaca

archaeological site in Peru

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Archaeological wonder

Jeddah Light

lighthouse in Saudi Arabia

✓VerifiedUNESCO

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Archaeological wonder

Nisa, Turkmenistan

Greater Iran

capital of Parthian Empire

🇬🇪 Georgia · Archaeological wonder

Nokalakevi

Laz people

village in Senaki, Georgia

🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder

Oppidum de Nages

Gallo-Roman culture

human settlement in France

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Sde Nahum

kibbutz in northern Israel

🇷🇺 Russia · Temple complex

Siya Monastery

Russian Orthodox monastery

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex

Velgam Vehera

Sri Lankan Buddhist temple

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Yodfat

human settlement in Israel

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex

Inchcolm Abbey

historic site in Scotland

🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Nekhel

human settlement in Egypt

🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder

Palais Mollard-Clary

palace in Vienna, Austria

🇩🇪 Germany · Archaeological wonder

Palais Schaumburg

government office in Bonn

🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder

Palais Trautson

palace in Vienna, Austria

🇱🇾 Libya · Archaeological wonder

Qasr Ahmad

human settlement in Libya

🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village

Rąpice

village in Lubusz, Poland

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Temple complex

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

grand mosque in Abu Dhabi

🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Shellal

human settlement in Egypt

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Mound

The Gop

hill (251m) in Flintshire

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